Legal Opinion

Charles R. Hall Motors, Inc. v. Lewis

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided March 25, 1998No. 97-6175PublishedCited by 67 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Chief Judge:

Appellants-debtors Elgin and Onetha Lewis (the Lewises) appeal the district court’s reversal of the bankruptcy court’s entry of judgment in their favor following a non-jury trial in their adversary proceeding against appellee-creditor Charles R. Hall Motors, Inc. (Hall Motors). Addressing an issue of first impression concerning Alabama debtors’ and secured creditors’ rights in personal property repossessed prior to the filing of a bankruptcy petition, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In August 1992, Elgin Lewis purchased a used automobile from Hall Motors. Elgin Lewis agreed to…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. Whiting Pools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. In Re Paul Wayne Saylors, Debtor. Jim Walter Homes, Inc. v. Paul Wayne Saylors, Jane K. Dishuck, Standing TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  3. In Re Bruce Craig Smith, Debtor. Commercial Federal Mortgage Corporation v. Bruce Craig Smith, David P. Rogers, Jr., Chapter 13 Standing TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Roberson v. AmmonsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Wragg v. Federal Land Bank of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by67 opinions

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  3. Witko v. Menotte (In re Witko)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
  4. Bell-Tel Federal Credit Union v. KalterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  5. In Re: RCS Capital Development v.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013

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